HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Hazel Green High knew it was playing its last game of the season Thursday night. Huntsville, on the other hand, can still look forward to visiting Florence on Nov. 9 for the first round of the Class 6A playoffs.

But it was the visiting Trojans who punctuated their year with a memorable road victory at Alabama A&M’s Louis Crews Stadium.

“I’m really proud of my senior class,” Trojans coach Matt Putnam said. “We’re not in the playoffs, and they were really down. To come out and beat a really good Huntsville team, it shows just what kind of kids they are, what kind of character they have.”

Huntsville’s Nicholas Carden kicked a 22-yard field goal with 1:39 left in the second quarter for his team's only points.

After Hazel Green (7-3) took a 10-3 lead into intermission, the Trojans' Rodney Held scored on a pair of short runs in the third quarter.

“It was last game," said Held, a senior. "I came out here ready to win, focus, give my all my last game of high school football. It was a great game with all my friends and teammates.”

Huntsville (6-4) never got untracked against the Trojans defense. The Panthers mustered only 208 total yards, including 74 on the ground.

“We didn’t compete,” Huntsville coach Scott Sharp said. “Not ready to play -- and I guess that’s a reflection on me. Give credit to Hazel Green. They did what they had to do.”

Huntsville’s star offensive lineman Grant Hill, an Alabama commitment, started at right tackle but sprained his left ankle and sat out most of the game. Inside linebacker Cameron Toney, an Auburn commitment, finished with seven tackles and one quarterback hurry.